a tisket, a tasket

Betsy's in a basket...

best friends

Today my daughter Betsy got to play with her friend Madalynn. She and Betsy have known each other since they were in their mommies' bellies. Here is my favorite photo of them from today:



This was already such a cute, wonderful snapshot but as usual I couldn't resist making it even more "special".

prelude to the snow

This morning while driving I heard on the radio that we are expected to get snow here in Charleston sometime later this week. In anticipation of such a rare event in the Lowcountry I was inspired and took this shot.

the shadow in my mind

Today I was looking out the window and the striking contrast of the shadow of a tree against the brick veneer of our building caught my eye. I just had to share it with you. There was some editing done but only to intensify it as I remember it in my mind.

matryoshka madness

Today I was having trouble finding a subject which was worthy of shooting. I finally settled on my favorite set of matryoshka dolls, of which I have a modest collection.



A matryoshka doll is also called a babushka doll - Russian for "grandmother". My father was in the Navy and he brought a set identical to this one home from one of his sea duties when I was a child. That set was systematically destroyed/lost by my brothers and myself, but my mother's mom found this set at our local flea market. I fell in love as it held meaning from my childhood.

I also like the fact that it has five little dolls (although you can't see all of them). I like to say they resemble the five generations of first-born women on my matriarchial side: My great-grandmother Hermine, my grandmother Patricia, my mother Julia, myself, and my daughter Betsy.

I did some editing with this particular photograph to make it more interesting. I hope you enjoy it.

ghost of yesteryear

This photo was taken in the foyer of my home this morning. The balloon is a leftover from my daughter's first birthday party, which was back in October 2009. It's amazing how long those things can last.

2010

We have started a new family tradition for New Years. From now on this will be an annual family portrait:









Fun huh? Hope you liked it. They were taken with a timing mechanism which is how we were all able to get into the photos. Inspired by many I'm going to make this into a 365 photo blog for 2010. Be sure to check out my other resolution blog, 10 FOR 10. Happy New Year!

[I have entered this set of photos in the I Heart Faces "I Heart Family" Photo Contest this week. Go check out the other amazing entries!]